Microsoft Project 2016 For Beginners: Master the Essentials

Become an expert at the world's most popular project management software. 9 hours of professional training.

Beginner's Step-by-Step Guide to Microsoft Project 2016

  • Thorough beginner's course gives you extensive mastery of Microsoft Project 2016
  • Demystify complex projects at work with valuable new skills and add professional organization to any job or project
  • Starts right at the beginning with an easy intro and advances to greater complexity 
  • Clear introduction to the Workspace, The Ribbon, Help basics, Project Options and Task Basics
  • Get started with using Project 2016 on a touch device
  • Exercise files give you much needed practice 
  • 9 hours of professional video with 63 individual lessons that make everything clearer and easier to remember

Learn Microsoft Project 2016 For Beginners

Here is the surefire method every beginner project manager needs to quickly master Microsoft Project 2016. One of Microsoft's very first applications created way back in the 1980s, MS Project has since become a standard and remains a constantly evolving tool for project managers.

MS Project helps you develop a plan, assign resources to tasks, track progress, manage your budget and analyze workloads. This video course, taught by a professional trainer with a background in project management, takes you step by step from the very beginning through all of these functions. You'll go from very simple projects to gaining a more complete grasp and operation of Project's capabilities.

Contents and Overview

This course starts right at the very beginning. It doesn't assume you know anything about Microsoft Project, so beginners will feel right at home.

The first video lesson introduces you to the software. You'll learn how to get your own copy of Project 2016, see what's new in version 2016 and explore the structure of this course.

The second chapter takes on the basics you need to begin using Project 2016. It first discusses the Help section where you can get answers and tutorials for any question that comes up. This chapter also discusses creating a Workspace, using Toolbars, Ribbons and the Status Bar.

Continue on as you learn how to use Touch, Task basics and Project Options. By now you will have become proficient with Project 2016. The chapters that follow lead learners through all the various aspects of managing a project.

These more advanced topics carry you through Tracking Costs, Tracking the Project, Budgeting and Reporting.

Each topic is explained with its own professional video that shows you in detail how to properly use the function. Nine hours of insightful video gives you in-depth understanding of each topic.

63 individual lessons are included. Upon completion of the course, you'll have an excellent mastery of Microsoft Project 2016.

This course is eligible for 9 PDUs.


Just Take a Look at These Top-Rated Reviews...

★★★★★ “Wonderful examples and able to follow along nicely with clear descriptions and lay out. I am finally able to understand the basic usage of MS Project 2016.”-Terri Leedy


★★★★★ It's clear, the voice over is understandable, I can speed up or slow down at will, closed captioning is available and precise, the course materials were offered immediately, including how to acquire the program.” -Christopher Boron


★★★★★ I think the course is very comprehensive for beginners to Microsoft Project. Even if you are familiar with most of the common Microsoft Office programs, the guidelines presented serve as a very useful refresher.” -Johan Deosaran


★★★★★ Excellent info, excellent Instructor!” -Pam Dayhuff

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Course Introduction

    • Course Introduction

    • Acquiring Project 2016

    • Course Review

    • What's New in Project 2016

  • 2

    Workspace, The Ribbon and Toolbars

    • The Project 2016 Workspace

    • Online Help

    • Ribbon and Toolbars

    • Status Bar

    • Keyboard Shortcuts and Keytips

  • 3

    Using Touch

    • Overview of Principles

  • 4

    Project Options

    • Overview of Project Options

  • 5

    Task Basics

    • Entering Tasks

    • Opening and Closing Projects

    • Exercise 01

    • Task Properties

  • 6

    Subtasks

    • Subtasks

    • Exercise 02

  • 7

    Dependencies, Deadlines and Milestones

    • Linking and Unlinking Tasks

    • Setting Constraints and Deadlines

    • Setting Milestones

    • Exercise 03

  • 8

    Resources

    • Filling Up the Resource Sheet

    • Resource Assignment Basics

    • Resource Assignment Basics

    • Adding Resources to Tasks

    • The Basics of Scheduling

    • Resource Leveling Basics

    • Leveling Options

    • Exercise 04

  • 9

    Views and Timelines

    • Views - Part 1

    • Views - Part 2

    • Timelines

  • 10

    Costs

    • Setting Cost for Tasks

    • Exercise 05

    • Adding Cost Resources

    • Setting Up Budget Cost

  • 11

    Baselines and Critical Paths

    • Measuring a Project Against a Baseline

    • Working with Critical Path

    • Exercise 06

    • Changing Baselines

  • 12

    Tables

    • Modifying Task and Resource Tables

  • 13

    Gantt Chart

    • Formatting a Gantt Chart

  • 14

    Notes

    • Applying Notes to Tasks or Resources

  • 15

    Printing and Spellchecking

    • Modifying Print Options and Printing your Current View

    • Spellchecking your project

  • 16

    Tracking Progress

    • Tracking Progress - Part 1

    • Tracking Progress - Part 2

    • Exercise 07

  • 17

    Reporting

    • Reporting - Part 1

    • Reporting - Part 2

    • Exercise 08

  • 18

    Tracking Costs

    • Recording Costs

  • 19

    The Organizer

    • Using the Organizer to Manage Views

  • 20

    Saving Projects

    • Save As Options

  • 21

    Project Security

    • Password Protect an MPT file

  • 22

    Project Templates

    • Saving your Project as a Template

  • 23

    Calendars

    • Calendars - Part 1

    • Calendars - Part 2

    • Exercise 09

  • 24

    Scheduling Issues

    • Task Inspector

    • Task Paths

    • Team Planner

  • 25

    Conclusion

    • Additional Topics and Closing

  • 26

    Project 2016 Course Files

    • Project 2016 Course Files

  • 27

    Project 2016 Exercise Files

    • Project 2016 Exercise Files